Appalachian Power Company and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) encourage retention and enhancement of habitat along the shoreline. Providing structure in the water can provide valuable fish habitat, increase fish populations or attract fish to your shoreline depending upon the type of structure and water depths in which they are placed. For additional information please review the brochure entitled, Guidelines for Fish Habitat/Enhancement along Shorelines at Smith Mountain Lake.

Placing structure in the lake is illegal without a permit. To avoid being potentially cited by VDGIF, submit the requested information below and a permit will be mailed to you.

To complete this form: You will need the legal description of the property where the habitat is installed. Legal descriptions and tax map numbers can be obtained at the following web sites, depending on the county where the property is located.